Primitive Survival Skills Everyone Should Know

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Importance of Primitive Survival Skills

As survivalists, most of us are constantly honing our craft and figuring out new ways to put our skills to the test. We do this to keep our minds sharp and to make sure we have the primitive survival skills necessary to survive in whatever situation might come our way.

And sometimes, we find the best survival techniques by looking back… WAY back. Surviving in an urban environment in the backdrop of modern technology requires very specific survival skills.

That’s why survivalists like us should always stay on our toes and keep abreast of what’s going on in the world — so that our skills can evolve and change with the times. Some skills, though, are evergreen, and that’s why they’re passed down from generation to generation.

These primitive survival skills, combined with the right survival gear, might just save your ass in an emergency situation someday. Here is a list of survival skills from our ancestors you can apply to your survivalist life.

What are Primitive Skills? These are a set of skills perfected by our ancestors which helped them survive over thousands of years without the tools we have today.

1. Make Simple Tools from Flint

This is where ancient survival skills can be your best friend. Long before the industrial age, humans had to survive by making their own tools from natural materials.

While it’s no longer mainstream, with practice anyone can learn to make their own tools without modern equipment. These tools are always going to be useful, and need nothing more than wood, rock, twine, and know-how made perfect over time.

Plants and fungi that are safe for human consumption include morels, chanterelles, puffballs, polypores, Japanese knotweed, and dandelions. Knowing to tell fungi and plants apart is an indispensable survival skill.

3. Trap for Your Life

Foraging isn’t your only option for getting food in the wilderness. Learning how to build simple traps out of materials available around you could be a truly lifesaving skill.

Learn how to make one of our favorite primitive traps, the squirrel snare, here. Squirrel stew anyone?

4. How to Prepare a Rabbit for Eating

How to Butcher a Rabbit: A Vital Skill for Homesteaders Photo by Survival Life

Whether you raise, hunt, or capture rabbits using a primitive trap, you need butchering skills to prepare them for eating. This article will teach you how to prep, kill, and butcher a rabbit — an essential primitive survival skill.

5. Find the Perfect Skinning Knife

This is a survival skill that’s been around since primitive times. Every hunter worth his salt should know this.

If you’re gonna skin your fresh kill, you can’t just use any old knife because they’re not all created equal. A skinning knife needs to be thin and curved so it cuts through the epidermis quite easily without damaging the meat.

8. Forging Your Own Weapons and Tools

Blacksmithing is a very important primitive survival skill. Not only can it help you make your own tools for your own survival, but it can also give you an edge to trade for other items you might need.

This at-home knife making furnace burner is perfect for any amateur blacksmith, grab it here.

9. Make Your Own Pack Basket

A pack basket is undeniably useful for quick transport. If bags are unavailable for you, you might need to make your own packs. The one in this tutorial is great for carrying camping supplies and other gear.

Wicker baskets like these are sturdy, self-standing, easy to pack, versatile, and durable. This article will teach you how to make them yourself.

10. Make Your Own Bow

Making your own bow is essential for your survival. There’s a reason why bows are still in use around the world today.

It is the most basic ranged weapon you can have and will put you in better situations when SHTF. Besides being a self-defense weapon, it is also a great hunting tool.

It is silent, light, and versatile. While it’s not easy to master, you’ll have a lot of time to get acquainted with it. Your bow will help you hunt your own food, and you can also use it as a weapon for self-defense.

19. Going Ballistic Old School Style

While it’s true that you should never bring a knife to a gun fight, you’ve gotta keep in mind that a gun eventually runs out of ammo. Knives don’t.

If you run out of ammo, you can use your knife as an effective throwing tool to incapacitate or deliver a fatal blow to an animal or a hostile intruder.

Make your ancestors proud by learning how to make fire. Thanks to azfilmcompany for this video:

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Modern day technology has made living so much easier but when all else fails and SHTF, these primitive survival skills will be absolutely vital. One can only prepare for an SHTF situation for so long, and things may fall through the cracks.

Learning how to do a lot of things without the help of modern tech will put you at an advantage in a society that’s become very enamored with its tech comforts. Remember, when everything collapses, you can only depend on yourself for survival.

We hope these survival tips and tricks can help you out in dire situations in the future. Keep going, survivalist!

Do you have any primitive survival skills or tips to share? Let us know in the comments section below!